CVE-2020-26050 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can escalate privileges to SYSTEM by exploiting unsafe OpenSSL configuration loading in the SaferVPN Windows client.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-26050?
CVE-2020-26050 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Jan 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
SaferVPN for Windows Ver 5.0.3.3 through 5.0.4.15 could allow local privilege escalation from low privileged users to SYSTEM via a crafted openssl configuration file. This issue is similar to CVE-2019-12572.
Weakness: CWE-427
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-26050?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Safervpn Safervpn.
How do I fix CVE-2020-26050?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-26050 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-26050 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-26050 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g5f5-c2xf-hc55.